2008–09 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team


The 2008–09 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Raiders, led by head coach Brad Brownell, played their home games at the Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio, as members of the Horizon League.

2008–09 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record20–13 (12–6 Horizon)
Head coach
Associate head coachBilly Donlon
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Winiecki
  • Victor Ebong
Home arenaNutter Center
Seasons
2008–09 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 22 Butler 15 3   .833 26 6   .813
Green Bay 13 5   .722 22 11   .667
Cleveland State 12 6   .667 26 11   .703
Wright State 12 6   .667 20 13   .606
Milwaukee 11 7   .611 17 14   .548
UIC 7 11   .389 16 15   .516
Youngstown State 7 11   .389 11 19   .367
Loyola Chicago 6 12   .333 14 18   .438
Valparaiso 5 13   .278 9 22   .290
Detroit 2 16   .111 7 23   .233
Horizon League Tournament winner
As of April 1, 2009
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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2008–09 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 2 Scott Wilson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Cincinnati St CC Middletown, OH
F 50 Jordan Pleiman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Ft. Loramie Fort Loramie, OH
F 33 Gavin Horne 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Santa Fe CC Waterloo, Ontario
G 34 Will Graham 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Catholic Lexington, KY
G 4 John David Gardner 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So UNC Wilmington Homewood, AL
G 21 Todd Brown 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So McKinley Canton, OH
G 30 Scott Grote 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Duquesne Centerville, OH
F 40 Ronnie Thomas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Duquesne Middlebury, IN
G 44 Vaughn Duggins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Pendleton Pendleton, IN
G 3 Troy Tabler 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Moeller Cincinnati, OH
G 11 N'Gai Evans 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Hoover North Canton, OH
F 14 Cooper Land 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Marcus Flower Mound, TX
F 15 Kyle Pressley 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Concordia Lutheran Fort Wayne, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Nov 15, 2008*
Illinois State L 61–69  0-1
Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Nov 22, 2008*
at Central Michigan L 68-70 OT 0–2
Rose Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI
Nov 24, 2008*
Miami Ohio L 37-55  0–3
Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Nov 29, 2008*
at Sam Houston State L 65-84  0–4
Bernard Johnson Coliseum 
Huntsville, TX
Dec 4, 2008
at Green Bay L 46-57  0-5
(0–1)
Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena 
Green Bay, WI
Dec 6, 2008
at Milwaukee L 59-66  0-6
(0–2)
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
Dec 9, 2008*
Toledo W 50-35  1–6
Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Dec 12, 2008*
at Arkansas Little Rock W 62-55  2–6
Jack Stephens Center 
Little Rock, AR
Dec 14, 2008*
at No. 11 Wake Forest L 53-66  2–7
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
Dec 17, 2008*
Norfolk State W 66-43  3–7
Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Dec 20, 2008*
vs. Oral Roberts
San Juan Shootout
W 59-46  4–7
 
San Juan, PR
Dec 21, 2008*
vs. South Florida
San Juan Shootout
W 60-43  5–7
 
San Juan, PR
Dec 21, 2008*
vs. Murray State
San Juan Shootout
W 57-41  6–7
 
San Juan, PR
Dec 30, 2008
Cleveland State W 71-62  7-7
(1–2)
Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 3, 2009
Youngstown State W 60-59  8-7
(2–2)
Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 8, 2009
at No. 20 Butler L 48-64  8-8
(2–3)
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis
Jan 10, 2009
at Valparaiso W 64-48  9–8
(3–3)
Athletics–Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
Jan 16, 2009
at Detroit Mercy W 60–51  10-8
(4-3)
Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI
Jan 22, 2009
Loyola W 68-47  11-8
(5–3)
Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 24, 2009
UIC W 57-31  12-8
(6–3)
Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 29, 2009
at Youngstown State W 67-61  13-8
(7-3)
Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
Jan 31, 2009
at Cleveland State L 50-59  13-9
(7–4)
Wolstein Center 
Cleveland, OH
Feb 5, 2009
Valparaiso W 68–58  14–9
(8–4)
Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 7, 2009
No. 11 Butler L 51-69  14–10
(8–5)
Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 10, 2009
at Loyola W 64-52  15-10
(9–5)
Gentile Event Center 
Chicago, IL
Feb 14, 2009
Detroit Mercy W 61–48  16-10
(10-5)
Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 18, 2009
at UIC L 66-77 OT 16-11
(10–6)
UIC Pavilion 
Chicago, IL
Feb 21, 2009*
Northeastern
ESPNU BracketBusters
L 57-69  16-12
Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 26, 2009
Milwaukee W 70-60  17-12
(11–6)
Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 28, 2009
Green Bay W 65-64  18-12
(12–6)
Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Midwestern Collegiate Tournament
Mar 3, 2009
(4) (9) Valparaiso
First Round
W 68-56  19-12
Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Mar 6, 2009
(4) vs. (5) Milwaukee
Second Round
W 80-70  20–12
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis
Mar 7, 2009
(4) at (1) No. 22 Butler L 57-62  20–13
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.

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Awards and honors

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Todd Brown MVP
Cory Cooperwood Raider Award
Todd Brown Second Team All Horizon League
Will Graham Horizon League All Defensive Team

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Statistics

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Number Name Games Average Points Assists Rebounds
21 Todd Brown 32 11.7 387 47 161
5 Cory Cooperwood 33 9.5 313 23 178
11 N'Gai Evans 33 6.4 211 56 77
4 John David Gardner 21 8.7 183 65 50
34 Will Graham 33 5.4 179 90 112
3 Troy Tabler 27 5.9 160 23 67
30 Scott Grote 30 5.1 153 32 74
14 Cooper Land 33 4.2 140 11 64
40 Ronnie Thomas 32 3.9 125 11 84
33 Gavin Horne 31 2.8 86 7 53
44 Vaughn Duggins 4 11.8 47 6 17
15 Kyle Pressley 19 0.6 11 2 25
12 Michael Boan 4 0.0 0 0 0

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References

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  1. ^ "Wright State University Men's Basketball Media Guide 2008-2009". Athletics Publications. Wright State University. November 5, 2008. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  2. ^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  3. ^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  4. ^ "Wright State University Men's Basketball Media Guide 2009-2010". Athletics Publications. Wright State University. November 13, 2009. Retrieved August 9, 2024.